LGBTQ+ Oral History Collection

Title

Subject

oral histories (document genres)

Description

The LGBTQ+ Oral History Collection is the home for oral history interviews conducted with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, nonbinary, and asexual individuals from various communities with a focus on those with a connection to Omaha, Nebraska. The interviews were consciously collected to be part of UNO’s Queer Omaha Archives. Interviews to date are all audio recordings and include community members and UNO faculty; interviewees are described individually. Interviews to date have been conducted by UNO professor Jay Irwin, UNO archivist Amy Schindler, UNO students in Prof. Jay Irwin’s Fall 2016 Introduction to LGBT Studies course, and UNO Libraries oral history associate for the Queer Omaha Archives Luke Wegener. Contact UNO Libraries' Archives and Special Collections about access to interviews not yet available online.

Date

2016-2018

Creator

Irwin, Jay (Interviewer, Person)

Wegener, Lukas (Interviewer, Person)

University of Nebraska at Omaha. University Library

Publisher

University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries

Relation

LGBTQ+ Oral History Collection finding aid available at https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/604

Collection Items

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Tommy Young-Dennis

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Tommy Young-DennisMr. Tommy Young-Dennis, HIV activist and LGBTQ+ advocate, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on October 12, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska. Young-Dennis shared information…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Alanna Faison

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Alanna FaisonMs. Alanna Faison, science fiction writer and LGBTQ+ advocate, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on April 2, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska. Faison shared information about…

LGBTQ+: Interview with Meredith Bacon

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+: Interview with Meredith BaconDr. Meredith Bacon, retired UNO Professor of Political Science and LGBTQ+ activist, was interviewed by Dr. Jay Irwin on September 21, 2016, in Omaha, Nebraska. Bacon shared…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Destiny Sturdivant

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Destiny SturdivantMs. Destiny Sturdivant, Omaha comedian and LGBTQ+ advocate, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on September 20, 2018 in Papillion-La Vista, Nebraska. Sturdivant shared…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Cami Cavanaugh-Rawlings

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Cami Cavanaugh-RawlingsMs. Cami Cavanaugh-Rawlings, Omaha radio personality, musician and LGBTQ+ advocate, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on September 14, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska.…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Ferial Pearson

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Ferial PearsonDr. Ferial Pearson, Omaha educator and activist, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on April 11th, 2018, in Ralston, Nebraska. Pearson shared information about her…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Shari Baumer

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Shari BaumerMs. Shari Baumer, Omaha LGBTQ+ advocate, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on March 29th, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska. Baumer shared information about her upbringing in Grand…

LGBTQ+: Interview with Dr. Shelton Hendricks

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+: Interview with Dr. Shelton HendricksDr. Shelton Hendricks, former UNO Professor of Psychology and researcher, was interviewed by Amy Schindler and Dr. Jay Irwin on August 20, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska.…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Tammy Story

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Tammy StoryMs.Tammy Story, LGBTQ+ advocate and veteran, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on March 1, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska. Story shared information about growing up in Arkansas,…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Dominique Morgan

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Dominique MorganMr. Dominique Morgan, Omaha community activist and musician, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on April 10, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. Morgan shared information about…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Borin Chep

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Borin ChepMr. Borin Chep, LGBTQ+ advocate and UNO graduate student,, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on March 22, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. Chep shared information about growing up as a…

LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Gary Emenitove

Click here to access the interview, LGBTQ+ Voices: Interview with Gary EmenitoveMr. Gary Emenitove, retired broadcaster and performer with the River City Mixed Chorus, was interviewed by Luke Wegener on February 20, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. Emenitove…